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Surfers are incredibly territorial and protective of their own finite resources. They will chase, hunt, and get as many waves for themselves as they can. The stereotype of the laid-back, chill surfer so many times portrayed by the media and Hollywood is nothing but a facade and a cover-up for a complex personality. Unlike skaters,…
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The University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Surf Pill are launching a joint research project to investigate whether a floating surf installation with integrated water purification can improve water quality in Amsterdam’s inner waterways. Once the permitting process has been completed, the first prototype will be built in Amsterdam-Noord. During the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, it…
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My name is Sarah-Jane Rossetti. I am a multi-award-winning screenwriter, novelist, educator, and painter of impressionistic acrylics. They sang me “When I’m Sixty-Four” on my last birthday, and I live in Australia. In winter, I hang out in a little rural village called Uki in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales – that’s a…
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The top 10 finalists for Australian Surf Photo of the Year 2025 have been announced. The annual Surf Photo of the Year initiative celebrates a single, compelling image that captures the essence of the sport. The rules are simple. The photo can be taken anywhere around the world by an Australian photographer in 2025, with…
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A life-sized bronze sculpture honouring the extraordinary legacy of Waverley-born trailblazer and surfing champion Pauline Menczer has been unveiled at South Bondi Beach. Pauline took out the ASP Women’s World Tour in 1993, all without the backing of a sponsor, becoming the first – and only – world champ to come from Bondi. In 2018,…
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There is only one way surfers can picture the ocean as an elemental and pure playground of freedom, to which they can escape. But as we paddle out into the lineup, we may be facing a rather different scenario: one not of water and tube-spitting spray, but of microplastics, invisible toxins, and persistent pollutants. New…
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard has withdrawn its bid to become the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of surfing in the United States. The soap opera is over. The process to take over American surfing initiated by the winter sports organization will not reach the final stage. In early 2025, Sophie Goldschmidt, at the…
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If you own one or more surfboards, you probably know how it feels. Why are surfers so emotionally attached to surfboards? Why can’t we let go of old boards? There is a well-studied and documented mental health condition called hoarding. Hoarding is a disorder. It refers to the act of collecting and retaining a large…
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Ocean swells move far faster than the breaking waves we see from the beach. Ever wondered at what speed they travel? Here’s a simple method for calculating it. The wave generation process in the open ocean is relatively. You probably know how it all begins. Wind creates waves within a storm zone, also known as…
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There are a few similarities between surfing and mining. In both cases, most of the time is spent physically working and searching for the treasure, whether it is waves or valuable minerals. In 2012, the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand concluded that surfers spend only 8 percent of their time in each session actually…